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by Iggy Pop (Foreword), Nick Kent (Author)
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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber (15 Mar 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 057123271X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571232710
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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"'The Dark Stuff is a mighty tome, containing some of the best music journalism ever written." Spectator

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Profiles twenty-two of the most gifted and self-destructive talents in rock history. This book offers intimate portraits of rock stars, from Brian Wilson to Syd Barrett, the Rolling Stones to Neil Young, Iggy Pop to Lou Reed, and others.

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5.0 out of 5 stars With a huge silver lining!, 18 Oct 2002
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This review is from: The Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock Music, 1972-93 (Penguin Rock) (Paperback)
It is indeed the music that counts here, of the text as well as of the artists. It kicks off with Iggy Pop's fascinating foreword, followed by the equally absorbing preface dealing with Nick Kent's history as a music journalist. The value of each chapter is directly proportional to the communication skills of the interviewee: that is why the Guns 'N'Roses piece is a complete waste of time and paper and shouldn't even have been included in the book, whilst I loved the Roy Orbison interview although I've never really been into his music. I found the Brian Wilson piece too long and do not agree with the author's assessment of the Rolling Stones after the 60s. His view of Kurt Cobain is a bit harsh and the non-interview with Roky Erickson a bit pointless, but I loved Jerry Lee Lewis, Lou Reed, Elvis Costello, Miles Davis and I think the book's crowning glory is the chapter titled "Neil Young and the haphazard highway that leads to Unconditional Love." I feel compelled to investigate Neil Young's music now because I feel I understand and appreciate him as a human being, whereas previously I considered him to have been just another good rock 'n roller, but one who didn't especially appeal to me. What amazes me is how some of these artists managed to so consistently produce such sublime music while they were abusing themselves physically and mentally to such a gruesome degree. I suppose that is one of the intertextual messages of this book: no matter how low down you are, you can always pull yourself together again. It once again demonstrates the ability of the soul and the body to restore themselves. This is great rock writing!
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